I Haven't Heard The Album So Don't Criticise Me

Feeling This - Not As Good As Other Blink Songs But Something New For Them To Try. Hopefully They Go Back To Their Old Style Of Song Writing.

You should have read my review. I said in there Feeling This is the worst interpretation you could get of this album. It's the most poppy and in my opinion the worst song on the album. The rest of the album is alot better.

[QUOTE]I'm not saying they are more mature because they are slower i'm saying they are more mature because they are changing the chords they use in their music, their lyrics and suchforth.[/QUOTE]


I believe thats called selling out...

[QUOTE=EastBR]I believe thats called selling out...[/QUOTE]

Gah.... That statement is just...wrong.
Please stop.

[QUOTE]Gah.... That statement is just...wrong.
Please stop.[/QUOTE]

OK your right, its the same sound as when they started. Sorry, my mistake :thumb:

:rolleyes:

The bass is still piss poor, as is the guitar. Very bland, very mediocre, nothing special.

Wow, if you had asked me a while ago if Blink had any good songs, I would have said "Adam's Song" and "Stay Together For The Kids" were their only good songs, with Dammit being a decent song. This album is so much better now, although the guitar and bass is a bit weak.

[QUOTE=jimmymcmahon2001]It is a great album. They have that cool, kind of hidden track (you have to back the song up to hear it, or listen to it in full) right before Stockholm Syndrome. Its obviously a letter, but did they write it, or did they get it from somewhere else. The album flows so well too


good review man :thumb:[/QUOTE]actually, its letters from Mark Hoppus's grandfather to Mark's grandmother when he was in the war. They're read by Joane Whaley.I've downloaded every song after hours of frustration.

The best Box Car Racer album by Blink 182., November 18, 2003
Reviewer: Joe (see more about me) from Shanklin,Isle of Wight,England
As a Blink 182 devotee I was looking forward to this immensely,
and then I heard 'Feeling This'.That rocked me to the core.If it wasn't for Tom DeLonge's distinctive whine then it would be completely unrecognisable.As it was it was more Box Car Racer than Blink,and certainly not classic Blink 182.Yet,unfortunatley it's the most Blink Blink song on the album.Oh dear.I listened to it with my friend,and we were both shocked as to what lay within the disc.

In both our opinion,this is the worst Blink album.This really is the sound of Blink 182 selling out.Before,they may have never strayed far from the original Blink template,but they played for the fans.This is an attempt at reaching more fans,which is okay,but not at the extent to which they alienate fans who stayed loyal to them during the'We hate Blink 182'times(which featured constant slagging off aimed at Blink)by completley overhauling their music.

Roughly 4 of these tracks are good,mainly the ones with a hint of Blink 182 left in them.'Down' and 'Asthenia'are good,but the only real standouts are 'Feeling This' and 'Go'.The opener to 'Stokholm Syndrome' is a joke,as is 'The Fallen Interlude' and the horrific verse of 'Violence' and for christ sake,the last song,'I'm Lost Without You' simply chugs for 6 and a half minutes.A 6:30 Blink song!?!What happened to affluent bursts of 3 minute punk?Where's the killer riffs,and the memorable,singalong melodies?This is the first Blink 182 album where I've come away with a feeling of boredom.This is also the only Blink album with a majority of 'skip' tracks.Listen to 'Carousel','Reebok Commercial' or 'Dancing With Myself' and think about this Tom DeLonge being the same Tom DeLonge behind this album.

Influences here are obvious,AFI and The Rolling Stones are present her,and more obviously Led Zepplin on 'Violence' and The Cure(with Robert Smith's vocals)on 'All Of This'.Also,the album has quite obviously been tinkered with to an extent,with samples,looped beats,and a polished overall sound cropping up.In fact Mark and Tom have a very poppy vocal technique on the album,and to be perfectly honest,at times (vocally)sound like Busted.Tom's voice is still as nasal and recognisable as always,but is over polished and lacks the rough edge that lit up songs like 'All The Small Things' and 'Stay Together For The Kids'.On the plus side though,Travis Barker's time with the Transplants semms to have served him well,as his drumming on the album is exemplary.

To sum up,'Blink-182'is flawed and souless,but look hard enough and persevere there is some good lisening to be had,nothing that will change your life like 'Dude Ranch','Enema Of The State' or 'Take Off Your Pants And Jacket' did,but it's okay.Tom may have ditched the Blink of old for a more Box Car Racer approach in order to gain wider appeal,but at what cost?I personally would like to give him a sharp slap to the face and tell him to wake up,but others may like this.On things for sure though-this album will split the fans like never before,so this once-great institution of punk-rock may have to suffer a backlash due to this new direction change.
All together"Will the last one out please shut the door...."

i've been reading some great reviews in this thread. i've been tempted to buy this album. well done everyone. :thumb:

ok, i'm cleaning up all the spam/useless posts in this thread.

this album is good but i still think that the mark tom and travis show is by far the best album that they've made the new album still rocks though

the new blink album is brill. the best songs on it are
volince 4/5
feeling this 4.5/5
easy target 5/5

i can't wait to see them play at the sold out wembley gig its gonna rock

Absolutely love this album, like many others blink are the guys that got me listend to non-mainstream music, and i owe so much to them.

it is totally different to any other album they have produced, but it still works, each album after dude ranch has been different ot any other, perhaps more mature or sophisticated, and this album is just another level on.

what more can i say, this album, rocks and i give it a 9/10
and like suggested in otehr threads, don't dismiss this album becasue u have only heard feeling this, it is by far not the best song on the album, try stockholm syndrome or obvious for a change of pace

8/10

i was awsome.i liked how easy target slipped into all of this. also the interlude in asthenesia was cool.over all the fast songs were awsome and i like some of the slow ones. it just goes to show you dont have to be a fast playin band to be punk. they are taking punk to a whole new level

[QUOTE=fugazi_punk]I've downloaded every song after hours of frustration.[/QUOTE]

save yourself the frustration and buy the real CD next time you cheap bastard

[QUOTE]the new blink album is brill. the best songs on it are
volince 4/5
feeling this 4.5/5
easy target 5/5

i can't wait to see them play at the sold out wembley gig its gonna rock



i take that back the whole album rocks 10/10 and it is about 15 days til the blink gig YAY

Joeeddstealschickens writes an interesting review here. He's right that the sound has changed, but gets the reasons all wrong. On the website, Travis is caught saying something along the lines of "Yeah, we've changed because thats what we wanted to do. We've all got married and had kids, and we're all a bit more grown up and bored of the childish stuff. Some people aren't ready for the change, but we're not going to keep putting records in our old style just to please the fans."

Regarding TOYPAJ, Mark said "Even if this album only ever gets used as toilet paper, we won't care, cause it'll be the best toilet paper ever made.

Nobody has included Not Now (UK Bonus Track) on their review.

NOT NOW

Tom: This song is about when you die, and you've just figured out you died, and you're standing there, looking at your lady, trying to say goodbye, but it's too late. And you can feel and you know she's right there, but she can't see you and it's too late"

This is a cool song, a little slow at the start, with an effects intro, then a guitar line, but once the bass kicks on an amazing pre-verse riff (B5-D5-A5-G5-F#5+) and then the verses are normal Blink 182 let a chord ring out while the bass carries on the harmony line and Travis pulls off some cool beat. There's a nice little natural harmonic background part in the second half.

The pre-chorus is excellent, with the old "chugga-chugga" style palm mutes except for the 1st chord of every bar to catch you're attention.

The chorus is amazing, its got unusual voicings for normal chords on the guitar, and the lyrics are beautiful "Please stay until I'm gone/ I'm here hold on/ To me I'm right here, waiting"*. It then goes back to the pre-verse, and another verse. After that its simply verse, chorus (however, from this point on all the choruses have an extra four lines..."And take, my my one last breath/ And don't forget/ I will be right here, waiting"), interlude, then chorus, chorus and the pre-verse doubles as the outro.

The interlude itself is fair. Nothing remarkable. It starts with Tom letting a single chord (D8ve) ring out, while Travis does his stuff, and Mark joins in playing the pre-verse on bass. Nothing spectacular. Tom plays the intro again to round it off.

Lyrically excellent, though not flawless, beautifully sung, great guitar line and bass. Drumming isn't is interesting as it could be, however, and the intro and the interlude let it down, however. 9/10.

*Go to the website and you can here Tom's original version of the chorus along with the quote. The original lyrics (and the ones I always use at some point in the song, because I think they're better) are
"Let's dance, until I'm gone,
I'm here hold on
To me goodbye
I'm leaving"

It's definitely a step towards becoming a more mature band. I guess when they experimented with Box Car Racer, they totally changed. But I totally enjoy this album, their best release to date.

5/5

I think this album is so awesome...one of the best releases of late.
I used to always like Blink 182's releases, but then hearing some of their album songs that included things like having sexual intercourse with a dog, i thouhgt that was pretty lame and not very mature and interesting. I went to but this album with an open mind and boy am i glad i got it. This album has completely changed all my thoughts about Blink 182. This is seriously a huge change for the better. They experiment so much with each song and the lyrics are so much more deep and meaningful. Also, i think Travis Barker did an awesome job on drums, using so many different techniques throughout the album, and me being a drummer and all, he has become an idol for me. Awesome album!!!
5/5 from me.

hi, sheit, this is actually a great album... I dont like any other blink album... but this one is really good... My favs: Feeling this, I miss yos, go, always, here`s your letter and easy target,,,

Ive bee a big blink fan for 5 years and i was supprised with how good this album is. When i first heard it some songs didnt really impress me but the second time i just feel in love with all the songs.

Blink 182 have gotten much better i think with the new cd I love box car racer but this new cd they did is prob one of the best cds of this year i think... Im also a big Cure fan so to have Robert Smith on one of there songs really made that cds great and thats one of there heros Im also glad to hear that people should know the history of goth rock/punk and alot of bands and people call robert smith the gothfather lol but I just gotta say blink 182 robert smith or no robert smith they are really good at what they do and should keep it up....

I just found this forum/thread..this cd rocks..i seriously give this cd 5-5..its such a good cd..

i was looking foward to this cd for long time befor eit came out.i give this 10/10, althgouth i dont liek teh single "Feeling This" so much...the otehr songs are great and the I miss you video is cool too.

this is the best album blink182 has made so far ........ i would say that the best song is i miss you or go cant decide the do kinda sound like boxcar racer but bc rules to.. i would give this album 4.9/5

[QUOTE=EastBR]OK your right, its the same sound as when they started. Sorry, my mistake :thumb:

:rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
Yeah, [B]Piper At the Gates of Dawn [/B] dosen't sound much like [B]Dark Side of the Moon[/B], Pink Floyd sowld oUt liek omg lolz

Go ahead and call me a wuss who likes Power Pop, but I don't like this cd very much at all. Ive given it that "second chance" that everyone told me to give it, and its just not blink. I respect that they did something differently, but I hope the next cd (if there IS one) does not sound like this. Blink-182 is still one of my favorite bands, but this album is boring, slow, and it sounds like a Mediocre Box Car Racer cd.

2/5

Good review. I give the CD a 6/10. I think the best song is Here's Your Letter.

Blink 182-Blink 182
 

As most of you will know, blink 182's new album is different from their normal punk songs like "rock show" and "f**k a dog" instead they have gone for a more serious view on life, death, and worries. This is my first time reviewing an album so i'l review the must listen to songs on the album:

1. Feeling This: First single of the new album and gets the message over straight away from the amazing drumbeat and the captain Amwerica quote "Get ready for action!". You can see why they picked it as their first single because is such an amzing and catchy song.


3.I miss you: newest single, softer, more gentle song by the band and shows they can do nearly everything with their music, another amazing drumbeat by Travis.

8:Go: I heard it played on Radio 1 once and it was really well played and it was the first of the new songs to be played on Radio. So iwas proud to know they were making a good comeback.

11.Easy tagrget: Absolutly amazing drumbeat and im a drummer so it got me trying to play it nearly straight away!! and amzing everything else so have a listen.

14 Lost without you: very romantic and powerful song and i just love it and think its one of the best slower ones they have done.

These are just some of the good ones on this album so Enjoy